Greetings from Digital Preservation Southampton
Thank you for signing up for our mailing list. We are very excited to welcome you to our community. This will be a platform for staying connected with DPS. We will be communicating regular updates on our events and workshops, news about our operations, and the occasional surprise!
Upcoming Events
Mastering Metadata Workshop
Don’t forget to sign up for our upcoming Mastering Metadata for Digital Preservation online workshop. This workshop will introduce participants to tools and concepts to clean and wrangle messy metadata to prepare for ingest into a repository system and to ensure the long-term preservation of their assets.
July 4, 2025
12pm-4:30pm British Summer Time (See in your timezone)
Location: Online
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Note on Fees: we are currently offering discounts for participants from ODA countries. If our workshop fees pose a difficulty for your organisation, and our current discount criteria do not adhere to your needs, please reach out to us, and we will evaluate your situation.
ArkFest 2025 Talk
Two members of the DPS Team, Dr. James Baker and Laurisa Sastoque will be delivering a talk at the upcoming ArkFest 2025, an event dedicated at bringing together experts in data management and digital preservation good practice.
Our talk will be titled “Building a Digital Preservation Advisory Unit: Beginnings, Lessons, and Use Cases” and we will be providing reflections on our journey towards launching DPS, and lessons and insights from our early partnerships.
July 15, 2025
10-11am British Summer Time (See in your timezone)
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Summer “Get to Know Us” Session
You heard it here first! We are holding another edition of our popular “Get to Know Us” Session and Q&A this summer. Some of you may have already attended one, but this one will include a few additional details. Particularly, we will be sharing more about our training offer, our planned curricula, and an exclusive bite-sized learning session, where you will get a taste of our pedagogical strategy.
July 24, 2025
2-3pm British Summer Time (See in your timezone)
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